VDB-95253 · CVE-2016-8392 · BID 94681

Google Android Qualcomm Sound Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Android. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Qualcomm Sound Driver. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-8392. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component Qualcomm Sound Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm sound driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31385862. References: QC-CR#1073136.

The bug was discovered 12/05/2016. The weakness was presented 01/12/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-8392 since 10/05/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. A authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/20/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 38 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94681†). See VDB-90448, VDB-90450, VDB-95213 and VDB-95214 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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10/05/2016 🔍
12/05/2016 +61 days 🔍
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01/12/2017 +38 days 🔍
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07/20/2020 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8392 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8392
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95253
SecurityFocus: 94681 - Google Nexus Qualcomm Sound Driver Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8392 - Linux - Kernel - Privilege Escalation Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2017 08:10
Updated: 07/20/2020 17:01
Changes: 01/13/2017 08:10 (60), 07/20/2020 17:01 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:100:103

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